City weighs Lee Boulevard work and future government changes
The Lawton council discussed expediting preliminary Lee Boulevard street work from Second to 11th Streets as part of the NDP with county and state funding steps. Discussions also covered engineering needs, a pending charter election on July 25 to possibly switch to a council manager system, and a resignation by City Administrator Henry Nabers.
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Lee
Second Street
11Th Street
NDP
Walker
Lee Boulevard
Aith Street
Sheridan Road
Gore Boulevard
17Th
53Rd Street
Henry Nabers
Nabers
Lawton
Whitaker
Constitution Press
City Hall
Manville Redman
Columbia Square
Ray Catlin
Redman
William H. Crawford
Gilbert Gibson
Flower Mount Road
East Gore Boulevard
Crawford
Gibson
Eula Weaver
24Th
26Th Streets
G and
H Avenues
West Timbers Inc
67Th Street
W. C. Harris
A Ave
Terrace Hills
MacArthur Park
Cache Road
38Th Street
Charles Beller
Joe F. Kelsey
Lake Ellsworth
Kelsey
Coun Redman
Youth Drowns In Pond Here
A 12 year old Lawton boy Willie J Galbreath drowned while wading for fish bait in a south Lawton pond. Archie Callahan 13 reported he and Willie could not swim before the tragedy near shore. Firemen and police recovered the body after a 30 minute search. Funeral plans are with Miller's Mortuary.
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Lawton
Willie J. Galbreath
Billy J. Galbreath
Archie Callahan
S. 14Th
Willie
Billy
Archie
Jack McCracken
Miller
Hugo
Dunbar School
St. James Baptist Church
Ella Carol
Neta Faye
Lanney
Tannie
Billy Dean
Ted
Holland
LeDell
George Galbreath
Grady Brewer
Monroe
Oklahoma Highways Patrol
Eddie Smallen
Wewoka
Smallen
Tucker Nursing Home
Lake Eufaula
Earl Koepf
Housing and Urban Development Agency
Oklahoma City
James Caywood
Manhattan Construction Co
Muskogee
Derek Bayless
Ann Bayless
Koepf
Hurricane Strikes Florida Leaving Rubble and Ruined Homes
The hurricane battered Florida with extensive destruction as beachfront houses were reduced to rubble. Volunteers and responders describe the damage with stark imagery of homes collapsing and being tossed onto roads, illustrating the storm's sweeping force.
Searchers Dig For Missing Flood Victims
Hong Kong authorities report 87 bodies found and 165 missing after four days of record rainfall and landslides. More than 1,000 homeless, 117 injured, with several buildings on Victoria Peak demolished and roads blocked.
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Kowloon Peninsula
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong
Jean-Claude Thomas
Banque Nationale de Paris
Bus Killing Trio Executed by Firing Squad
In Bangkok three pickpockets stabbed and killed a government employee on a city bus. The victim had warned a girl at a bus stop about the trio before the assault and their execution by firing squad occurred Monday night.
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Bangkok
Texas Woman's University spring grads include two local women
Beatrice Rose Hopkins of Garfield and Mary Allen Aseron of Fort Sill received bachelor degrees in clothing and fashion merchandising and special education during spring commencement at Texas Woman's University in Denton.
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Beatrice Rose Hopkins
Garfield
Mary Allen Aseron
Fort Sill
Texas Woman’s University
Denton
Miss Hopkins
Miss Aseron
Don’t Take Firecrackers To Refuge Warns Official
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge manager Julian Howard warns against bringing or shooting fireworks on the refuge for the Fourth of July. He notes illegal activity can lead to prosecution, fines up to 500 dollars, and six months in jail, and cites a previous brush fire started by firecrackers on Mt Scott.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Julian Howard
Howard
Mt. Scott
Senate Demos Push New Child Care Bill
Senate Democratic leaders pushed a 2.9 billion dollar revision to fund the largest federal day care program in history. Mondale noted it is voluntary and includes services beyond day care to support working mothers. The bill targets poverty-level families for free care with fees for others, while well off families would pay full cost.
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Senate
Demos
Washington
Nixon
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Minnesotan
William Brock
R-Tenn
Brock
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Lawton Newspapers Subscription Rates and Details
Lawton Constitution and Morning Press publish evenings except Sunday and Monday and Sundays. Subscription rates listed for carrier delivery in Lawton Fort Sill and outside Lawton Oklahoma with monthly and yearly pricing options. Absolute figures included for constitution and press combinations.
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Lawton Constitution
Lawton Morning Press
Sun
Lawton Constitution and Morning Press
Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
Ard & A Ave
Lawton, Ohie
Oklahoma
Lawton
Fort Ae
Constitution-Press
Constitution
Lawton-Fort Sill
CIA links implicate five suspects in White House case
The Post reports all five suspects have CIA ties. Howard E. Hunt, a former consultant to the White House and CIA employee from 1949 to 1970, appears in address books of Martinez and another suspect. Hunt declined comment as the matter proceeds through adjudication.
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Hunt
Central Intelligence Agency
the Post
CIA
White House
Eugenio Martinez
Miami
Stanley Bolin Receives Electronics Degree in Cleveland
Stanley Bolin of 823 N 58th has graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Electronics. He completed the school's FCC license program and earned his degree.
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Stanley Bolin
Cleveland, Ohio
Institute of Electronics
FCC
Storms Cause Damage Across Northern Oklahoma
Severe storms swept northern Oklahoma with Stillwater the hardest hit as winds up to 95 mph overturned mobile homes, knocked out power, and damaged roofs. Minor injuries occurred in Stillwater. a tornado sighting near Coyle and Perkins did not touch down.
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Oklahoma
Stillwater
Coyle
Perkins
Morrison
Yale
Agra
Chander
Lincoln County
Kenneth Humble
Mitzi
Humbles
Oklahoma State University
OSU
Investigators Probe Cause Of British European Airways Crash
Investigators comb debris and flight data from the BEA Tri dent that killed 118 people at Heathrow. Officials say a wing lift mechanism retracted too soon as the jet attempted takeoff, with questions over mechanical failure or human error. The plane carried 32 Americans.
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London
Britain
Michael Hesaltine
House of Commons
British European Airways
Heathrow
Hawker Siddeley
Nations Oppose Nuclear Buildup By Japan Delegates Say
Multinational delegates at the peace in Asia conference urge Japan to shun nuclear arms for the foreseeable future. Gen Andre Beaufre notes public and regional reactions deter armament and calls to avoid substantial defense reinforcement. They also largely favor maintaining the Japan U S security treaty.
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Kyoto
Japan
Andre Beaufre
Institute’ of Strategy Research
China
Soviet Union
Beaufre
SALT Hearings Focus on Deterrence and Military Implications
Committee Chairman John C. Stennis opens hearings to assess SALT agreements and whether the United States can maintain deterrence with or without the treaties. Laird argues the budget request and ratification will curb Soviet strategic weapons momentum.
2 Irish Pubs Hit By Bombs
In Northern Ireland two pubs were damaged by bombs after an ambush in Belfast left a British soldier dead and four others wounded. Ballymena suffered a blast with 14 injuries and damage to a employment bureau and homes. Dunnamanagh escaped injuries. The death toll in three years of unrest nears 374 with 96 soldiers among the dead.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ballymena
Dunnamanagh
County Tyrone
Brompton Park
Masters Degree Earned by John Daniel Shoemaker
John Daniel Shoemaker of Lawton received a master’s degree during spring commencement exercises at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
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John Daniel Shoemaker
Lawton
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
McGovern Campaign Seeks Momentum Across Key States
McGovern battles for delegates after a California win. He campaigns New York where 237 of 248 delegates are at stake in 39 districts, facing challenges from Chisholm and Jackson while Muskie and Humphrey vie for uncommitted support. The AP delegate tally shows McGovern leading with 1072.3 to Humphrey 383.3 and others trailing.
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Orlando
Lake Harney
Florida
Leonard Kincaid
Alligator Point
Agnes
Cuba
Pinar del Rio Province
Isle of Pines
California
New York
Shirley ‘Chisholm
Brooklyn
Rep
Jlerman Badillo
Bronx
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Buffalo
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
McGovern
Washington
Humphrey
Muskie
South Carolina
Louisiana
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Columbia
S. C
John West
Robert E. McNair
Associated Press
Gov
George C. Wallace
Alabama
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Nue
Red Cross
Beth Henson
Charles O. Campbell
Herbert Chipman
Gulf
Panhandle
Tampa Bay Area
St. Petersburg
Pinellas County
Okeechobee
Edward York
James Hucks
Lynn Hess
Merle Tanner
la Belle
Vickie Messer
Brevard County
Atlantic Coast
Merritt Island
Leigh Wilson
AAA Glass CO
Les Onth
STA
Press & Sun
Tjj
Okla
Sheridan
Howard E. Hunt
Weather Service
Laird
Motorola
Insta-Matic
DIAL
Raulston Furniture
CATT
Iat National Bank
New Orleans
Gibson’s Pharmacy
S. Sheridan
B.T
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